Vagisha Kaushik | November 11, 2025 | 04:20 PM IST | 2 mins read
JEE Main cut-offs trends for core engineering branch show that top NITs are still holding up while newer NITs are becoming backup routes.
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After losing its charm amongst engineering aspirants, BTech in civil engineering appears to be stabilising its demand, suggest the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main cut-off trends in the National Institutes of Technology (NITs). The first session of JEE Mains 2026, which will serve as the eligibility for admissions to the BTech programme, is due in January.
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While the core engineering branch may not be the top choice for top-ranked candidates who chase computer science or electronics engineering, JEE Main closing ranks for civil engineering in top colleges indicate a steady interest in the core disciplines.
The highest Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) closing rank 2025 for the BTech course was 17304 at NIT Tiruchirappalli followed by 22901 at NIT Karnataka and 25239 at NIT Warangal, still keeping up the competition.
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The mid-range NITs such as NIT Allahabad, NIT Bhopal, and NIT Nagpur saw JEE Main closing ranks in the range of 35000-45000 showing moderate competition. On the other hand, newer or remote NITs including those in the north-east of India are rather seen as backup. Moreover, the BTech programme is also becoming an entry course for students get the NIT tag and later pivot to non-core jobs.
The last three years’ JoSAA closing ranks for open category seats in BTech CE at NITs are given below.
Institute | Quota | Gender | Closing Rank 2025 | Closing Rank 2024 | Closing Rank 2023 |
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | HS | Gender-Neutral | 58952 | 66693 | 64114 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 64698 | 67182 | 78378 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 43668 | 44274 | 44281 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 55991 | 54742 | 53398 | |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | HS | Gender-Neutral | 28717 | 30509 | 32557 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 40799 | 35785 | 39444 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 35746 | 32608 | 34032 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 49219 | 44371 | 42145 | |
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | HS | Gender-Neutral | 46288 | 42663 | 44306 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 58653 | 56610 | 55355 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 42750 | 39973 | 43903 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 57059 | 51012 | 53299 | |
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | HS | Gender-Neutral | 29451 | 26362 | 27278 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 53343 | 42910 | 38467 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 31589 | 29422 | 33065 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 45561 | 41013 | 43955 | |
National Institute of Technology Agartala | HS | Gender-Neutral | 237394 | 217289 | 245373 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 237342 | 231406 | 215320 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 54950 | 53657 | 54537 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 69969 | 66493 | 62841 | |
National Institute of Technology Calicut | HS | Gender-Neutral | 41708 | 40264 | 45465 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 41612 | 35697 | 38054 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 32686 | 33650 | 37216 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 44379 | 43260 | 42868 | |
National Institute of Technology Delhi | HS | Gender-Neutral | 36027 | 36329 | 44293 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 59371 | 23962 | 44475 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 27647 | 27045 | 27574 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 30069 | 36193 | 45964 | |
National Institute of Technology Durgapur | HS | Gender-Neutral | 45938 | 44468 | 46723 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 54965 | 53154 | 50455 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 40941 | 40215 | 42439 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 54243 | 50702 | 49137 | |
National Institute of Technology Goa | GO | Gender-Neutral | 114549 | 83278 | 114874 |
GO | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 178350 | 104222 | 83651 | |
HS | Gender-Neutral | 108193 | 89452 | 62197 | |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 168183 | 674299 | 47155 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 45845 | 44014 | 54176 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 51638 | 52955 | 87794 | |
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | HS | Gender-Neutral | 112244 | 111536 | 115256 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 111972 | 106671 | 47137 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 47577 | 45502 | 57944 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 57755 | 54283 | 38203 | |
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | HS | Gender-Neutral | 28252 | 32691 | 50297 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 41388 | 39258 | 23632 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 22901 | 22939 | 33071 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 34014 | 31390 | 142261 | |
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | HS | Gender-Neutral | 318381 | 169930 | 257202 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 259481 | 296304 | 55209 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 52450 | 49836 | 64989 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 69745 | 65404 | 57852 | |
National Institute of Technology Nagaland | OS | Gender-Neutral | 60689 | 57171 | 65818 |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 73722 | 68939 | 48149 | |
National Institute of Technology Patna | HS | Gender-Neutral | 48512 | 49025 | 58847 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 66687 | 64356 | 46518 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 48513 | 46400 | 57153 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 62620 | 58458 | 225349 | |
National Institute of Technology Puducherry | HS | Gender-Neutral | 205593 | 206045 | 219803 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 142541 | 257167 | 50701 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 49922 | 47854 | 54995 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 59514 | 44659 | 63649 | |
National Institute of Technology Raipur | HS | Gender-Neutral | 73812 | 71977 | 74603 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 91760 | 84881 | 47480 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 47160 | 44960 | 55739 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 63154 | 54393 | 1005918.0 | |
National Institute of Technology Sikkim | HS | Gender-Neutral | 629625 | 1368129.0 | 953240 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 366127 | 1094961.0 | 55629 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 54268 | 54266 | 59977 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 71333 | 66468 | 182340 | |
National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | HS | Gender-Neutral | 174477 | 189756 | 57946 |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 58464 | 55692 | 63526 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 73295 | 65179 | 48303 | |
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | HS | Gender-Neutral | 49446 | 47939 | 56645 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 77436 | 74915 | 43745 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 40071 | 40903 | 50187 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 58662 | 52986 | 40848 | |
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | HS | Gender-Neutral | 43064 | 41698 | 52747 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 49720 | 48635 | 38155 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 36367 | 34647 | 51059 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 51765 | 48121 | 229695 | |
National Institute of Technology, Manipur | HS | Gender-Neutral | 278552 | 230962 | 147975 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 287849 | 131071 | 56593 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 60323 | 56358 | 64760 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 77201 | 68676 | 678406 | |
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | HS | Gender-Neutral | 548694 | 574304 | 294734 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 626254 | 846887 | 58131 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 61620 | 56579 | 65980 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 70628 | 69524 | 34933 | |
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | HS | Gender-Neutral | 28368 | 40516 | 48799 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 43525 | 40193 | 29370 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 25282 | 25893 | 38497 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 36568 | 38826 | 73835 | |
National Institute of Technology, Silchar | HS | Gender-Neutral | 80869 | 84759 | 69117 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 103145 | 102786 | 46505 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 48062 | 45391 | 56157 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 65033 | 57074 | 89806 | |
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | JK | Gender-Neutral | 105987 | 101648 | 123607 |
JK | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 135454 | 125416 | 209869 | |
LA | Gender-Neutral | 315730 | 252507 | 126549 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 57319 | 55070 | 57678 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 72788 | 68202 | 65451 | |
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | HS | Gender-Neutral | 31593 | 36104 | 33703 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 41075 | 43172 | 42452 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 17304 | 18965 | 20873 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 26836 | 27581 | 28979 | |
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | HS | Gender-Neutral | 61063 | 59638 | 64639 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 72657 | 60895 | 69235 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 49391 | 48366 | 48801 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 60682 | 47116 | 57958 | |
National Institute of Technology, Warangal | HS | Gender-Neutral | 32174 | 29824 | 32906 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 37899 | 36132 | 33784 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 25239 | 25857 | 28010 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 36822 | 36778 | 34869 | |
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | HS | Gender-Neutral | 50289 | 44474 | 55028 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 66993 | 55500 | 85130 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 41558 | 42166 | 43794 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 53663 | 46667 | 49981 | |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | HS | Gender-Neutral | 40998 | 40606 | 44357 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 51548 | 49110 | 49826 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 36904 | 36655 | 38456 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 50416 | 46899 | 49042 | |
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | HS | Gender-Neutral | 53333 | 51738 | 51996 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 65156 | 57487 | 47245 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 52976 | 50048 | 50232 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 61534 | 59247 | 57229 | |
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | HS | Gender-Neutral | 51589 | 50745 | 49928 |
HS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 59295 | 56828 | 50868 | |
OS | Gender-Neutral | 53728 | 49591 | 52036 | |
OS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 68163 | 59688 | 59950 |
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